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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in e-learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions must deal with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like Venezuela to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. People want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this growing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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